Due to India's massive population of about 1.2 billion, the country has been trying to implement various ways to stabilize population growth. Attempted methods by the government include forced vasectomies in the 1970s, having parents sign written pledges prohibiting their daughter(s) from marrying before age 18, and, recently, even paying 5,000 rupees, or about $106, to couples who promised to wait until after saving up money and finishing schooling to have children. Almost every attempt by the government received some kind of backlash from the public for being an infringement upon personal rights, but the efforts have been met with some success, more so in some areas than others. But overall, the success has been limited especially outside of major, urbanized cities in India, like Kerala. Population control methods were met with hostility and resistance from many citizens, who viewed them as "top-down" coercive acts that targeted the poor. Despite limited success, these methods in the long run are not viable solutions to rapid population growth and more effective ways to control the population will have to be introduced.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/world/asia/22india.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
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